jeebusaurousrex

I'm dreaming of the Spring and salt-less roads. So far I'm definitely, tentatively in for the 5 Boro Bike Tour in May and the "good" Montauk ride (century...possibly even 145miles if I get enough riding in before then).

What rides are you all waiting for?

mattyknacks

This is the "Short List" of rides that the G/F and I are looking at. We are not gonna do all of them, but alot of them. So far we are only registered for one (5 boro) but a couple are "must rides" for us (Seagull Century, Northfork Century).


05/03/2009 Five Boro Bike Tour== Bike New York== 42 mi

05/17/2009 Montauk Century== 5BBC==

06/07/2009 Tour de Brooklyn== Transportation Alternatives==

06/07/2009 Bike-Boat-Bike== Suffolk Bicycle Riders Assoc.== 25,50,65,100,125

06/14/2009*** The North Fork Century== Bicycle Shows US (Glen)== 25,66,100***

06/28/2009 Long Island Harbors Ride== Bike New York== 26,50,75,100

07/12/2009 Tour de Queens== Transportation Alternatives==

07/26/2009 Harlem Valley Rail Ride== Bike New York== 22,30,55,75,100

08/29/2009*** The Ride to Montauk== Bicycle Shows US (Glen)== 30,66,100,145***

09/06/2009 Golden Apple Ride== Westchester Cycle Club== 25,50,75,100,125

09/13/2009 NYC Century Bike Tour== Transportation Alternatives== 15,35,55,75,100

09/26/2009 Tour of the Hamptons== Massapequa Park Bicycle Club== 25,50,65,100

09/26/2009 Twin Lights Ride== Bike New York== 30,50,75,100

09/26/2009 Escape New York Century== New York Cycle Club==

10/04/2009 Pumpkin Patch Pedal== Staten Is. Bicycling Assoc.== 25,50,62,100

10/10/2009 Seagull Century== Salisbury University== 66,100

10/18/2009 Tour de Bronx== Transportation Alternatives==

*** = DATE CHANGE

vincentnyc

i remember last year like in august where they close down the streets of manhattan for only bikes, rollerskaters, walkers etc. does any know what website is it?

jyossarian

That was summer streets. I think Transportation Alternatives was behind that.

Stacy

Right now I'm really looking forward to the Bloomin Metric on May 17th. I did it last year and that 3000+elevation gain really kicked my butt so I'm hoping to be in better shape this time around.

jeebusaurousrex

https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/summerst...ome/home.shtml

It was definitely a blast to mosey down Park Ave. To be honest I actually had a better time as a pedestrian rather than on a bike.

jeebusaurousrex

Great list Matty. I think a lot of these rides are on Sundays, which is usually tough for me so I have to be pretty selective. Any reason you prefer the North Fork ride over Montauk?

I also want to hang with you cats and head up to Bear Mountain or at least Nyack/Piermont. Let's try to get that going again.

mattyknacks

Yes, I prefer the North Fork Century over the Montauk Century because it starts and ends at the same place, so there is no trucking of bikes all over the place. Was kind of a drag going back to Penn station and seeing my brand new bike (I had it 3 days) under a pile of bikes and un-attended. I would still do the Montauk, but I still like starting and ending "by the car" better.

mattyknacks

Wow, that sounds like a cool ride also. I have not heard of it before. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

Jay68442

I think I will ride the Five Boro Bike Tour and The Ride to Montauk this year.

Stacy

Just got some email from Glenn that he's swapping the dates for the Ride to Montauk (tentatively 8/30) with the Northfork Century (now 6/14.) This is probably a good thing for the Montauk Ride since it will no longer be clustered around other rides to Montauk.

mattyknacks

The registration for the North Fork Century opens TODAY at 11:00am. Who's in??? The date of the ride has changed to June 14, so check your calendars.

mattyknacks

Which one is the "good" one??

Stacy

So what's up with Montauk? Last year 5BBC and Glenn were biting at the bit trying to get riders registered by New Years. This time around, we're half way through February and neither one has opened registration. Glen mentioned some kind of confusion with the LIRR for his June date, which required him to switch but the 5BBC site only says "Save This Date." There's no way to register or explanation about why it hasn't been set up yet.

vincentnyc

i know there are rides out in long island...but are there any rides in the hampton, south hampton, east hampton areas? i always want to check out those millionaires dollar homes like p. diddy, martha stewart, seinfeld etc.

Stacy

Glen's Ride to Montauk and 5BBC's Montauk Century both pass Jerry Seinfeld's mansion of Further Lane. They may pass Lasata where Jackie Kennedy Onassis spent her childhood. But I think the former residences for Martha Stewart, Calvin Klein and Grey Gardens are off the route and I don't even know where Diddy's Southampton digs might be. The problem is that neither of these rides actually tell you whose mansion is where so you may want to do some research.

There's another one called the The Mansion Ride that includes mansions in Nassau County. Or you could just download some bookmarks from the Google EarthCommunity and make your own tour.

vincentnyc

can't open the mansionride link with my ie browser...it just crashed...can u copy and paste the info here? thx.

Stacy

https://www.mansionride.com/index.html

vincentnyc

same problem..nothing is opening up.

Stacy

Opens just fine for me on my Mac with either Safari or Foxfire.

vincentnyc

i'm using windows with ie 6 (lol no wonder...crappy windows os). can u copy and paste the info here? date, time, address, contact info (telephone #), entry fee etc. thx.

Lucky07

Great list. I might try the Golden Apple & maybe Escape NY this year. I did Twin Lights last year. The route was great, but the weather was pretty nasty. Same for the Harlem Valley.

I'll see how these dates sync up with the charity rides I do...

vincentnyc

there is a ride for the hamptop listed above:

09/26/2009 Tour of the Hamptons== Massapequa Park Bicycle Club

doh!!!!

Stacy

Try the registration page. It has all of the pertinent information.
https://www.active.com/page/Event_Det...1-ed218a9f21cc

jeebusaurousrex

Heh, that would be Glenn's. Anything to do with beers and pie is "good" to me.